u/zoromsquatch

I won these at auction in the end of April, but just got them yesterday (card on file was expired, customer service for the auction house took WEEKS to get back to me about payment and everything, with weeks of no communication between my emails, etc). I more than likely overpaid, but I got in a bidding war and forgot about sellers fees, shipping, etc. Pre-fees: $92.50 for the Perth Dragon & Phoenix (I don’t know it was thiccc, which was a cool surprise); $130(!!) for the Smithsonian Panda.

I don’t remember where I got this, but I really like how dark this is. Cleaner Barber Half Dollar for comparison.

I received this coin about 20 years ago when it came in a roll of dimes at the grocery store where I worked. I brought it to a coin dealer in the area and they said it was fake, but offered to buy it anyway. I clearly kept it. I sent photos in emails to someone on a separate coin forum and he said it’s legit and gave a rough estimate of the value. The only scale I have is a food scale, so it only goes to tenths of a gram and nothing smaller. I was told it’s a Lima Peru Reale from 1786(?). I’m willing to get the info that it is in fact fake, but I’d rather know than not… Penny for scale.